Maloriak now prefers to cast on caster targets more than 15 yards away. Tank-specialized characters are not targeted, but Flash Freeze can chain onto them. If all the characters in the raid stack up within 15 yards of the boss, they can be hit by Flash Freeze.

It should no longer be possible under specific conditions for the Matchmaking Value shown at the end of an Arena match to be incorrect.

Battlegrounds

Several changes have been made to Battleground queuing to improve the flow for those who queue for random Battlegrounds versus those who queue for specific ones.

The ability for players to retain a second queue for a Battleground after they’ve already entered one has been removed. Previously, players were able to queue for two Battlegrounds, have one queue pop and retain their second queue while they decided if they wanted to join the one that was ready. This is no longer the case. When a Battleground queue pops players will automatically be removed from all other active queues. To queue for a different Battleground it will be necessary to finish the match and queue again. This solves a design issue in that the old system gave players an opening to abandon their teammates if things weren’t going as well as they’d hoped; and it also solves some queue system inconsistencies that were being caused as a side effect of how the old system functioned.

Races

The goblin racial Best Deals Anywhere should now only be applying to vendors with associated reputations. It no longer incorrectly applies to vendors with no attached reputations, nor does it apply to flight path costs. (Note: the displayed costs for flight paths require a client-side patch to update and are not currently reflecting this racial change). In addition, it is no longer possible for goblin characters exalted with their guild to receive an extra discount on top of the exalted faction discount from guild vendors.

Quests & Creatures

Gilneas

Genn Greymane should now always correctly enter The Battle for Gilneas City, ensuring the event won’t sometimes stall during the final phase.

And? Let them cry all they want, it was a glitch they were getting extras in the first place.

Comment by atomicwolf22

on 2011-06-01T23:14:12-05:00

If people can't read a tool tip that says that it applies to named mats then thats on them. Some people just have to have something to QQ about and they will find something to go and fill that river or your local Warlock with.

I like the fix to the Goblin Racial it makes it fair towards the Alliance when the the Horde was saving thousands of gold on items compared to want the Alliance was paying. (Example being Vial of Sands mats and Mec. Hog Mats that were vendor only.)

Comment by Duerma

on 2011-06-01T23:18:56-05:00

Stationary ground effects should no longer move with the casting character if he or she moves (or is moved) from his or her current location.

Awwwww, I was really looking forward to my guild getting to that level for this reason only. Le sigh.

The goblin racial Best Deals Anywhere should now only be applying to vendors with associated reputations. It no longer incorrectly applies to vendors with no attached reputations, nor does it apply to flight path costs. (Note: the displayed costs for flight paths require a client-side patch to update and are not currently reflecting this racial change). In addition, it is no longer possible for goblin characters exalted with their guild to receive an extra discount on top of the exalted faction discount from guild vendors.

No more using goblin friends to buy your Vial of the Sands materials, eh?

Comment by milalyr

on 2011-06-01T23:23:46-05:00

The goblin racial hotfix is actually currently bugged. They implemented the hotfix a few days ago (with no official announcement until now) but it not only removed the discount from vendors without factions, it also removed the discount from at least the guild vendor... some are reporting the discount has ceased existing entirely!

The information about guild vendors in the hotfix conflicts with there being no actual discount, which is why I'll continue believing it's bugged. My goblin on a second account is seeing heirloom cloaks for the Honored price, AT Honored, instead of the Exalted price, as per goblin racial discount rules, so. The guild vendor is currently coded as not being associated with the guild "faction", which is the root of the issue.

I think in at least one bug forum thread someone posted a GM ticket response saying they ARE looking into it. Just an FYI here. :)

(Boy, I hate replying in here. The text actually shows up in the box slower than I type it, and the cursor jumps around, pasting my text all over the place.)

Comment by Ashelia

on 2011-06-01T23:24:52-05:00

The goblin racial hotfix is actually currently bugged. They implemented the hotfix a few days ago (with no official announcement until now) but it not only removed the discount from vendors without factions, it also removed the discount from at least the guild vendor... some are reporting the discount has ceased existing entirely!

The information about guild vendors in the hotfix conflicts with there being no actual discount, which is why I'll continue believing it's bugged. My goblin on a second account is seeing heirloom cloaks for the Honored price, AT Honored, instead of the Exalted price, as per goblin racial discount rules, so. The guild vendor is currently coded as not being associated with the guild "faction", which is the root of the issue.

I think in at least one bug forum thread someone posted a GM ticket response saying they ARE looking into it. Just an FYI here. :)

(Boy, I hate replying in here. The text actually shows up in the box slower than I type it, and the cursor jumps around, pasting my text all over the place.)

Hey--what browser do you use (what version, etc)? That shouldn't be happening.

Comment by Deepthought

on 2011-06-02T00:07:48-05:00

Stationary ground effects should no longer move with the casting character if he or she moves (or is moved) from his or her current location.

Comment by Magedraenei

*Some exclusions apply. See site for details. Only valid with participating factions. (Voidwalker voice) VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

Well to be fair, the nerf was a LONG time coming.

Agreed. It was kinda OP getting discounts on everything...

Comment by ShiroMage

on 2011-06-02T10:27:13-05:00

Stationary ground effects should no longer move with the casting character if he or she moves (or is moved) from his or her current location.

omg finally, no more moving Ring of Frost. That bothered me so much. Just to clarify guys, this didn't mean that the ground effects moved to new positions or corrdinates, it meant them spinning in place, so enemies outside the effect never got hit by it since the effect just spun in place.

Comment by Thortok2000

on 2011-06-02T11:25:26-05:00

so Best Deals Anywhere isn't the case anymore. Racial should be changed to Best Deals In Limited Locations.now it is just false advertisement!

so will the guild perk also be pulled from vendors that have no faction too?

It's still the Best Deals. Just because other characters can get the exact same deals if they grind to Exalted, doesn't make the deals any less 'Best'.

It is impossible to buy any item in the game for less than a Goblin buys it for, with the exception of the guild perk (unless Goblin has guild perk too.) So they really get the Best Deals Anywhere.

It's a lot more balanced, plus this was the intended functionality in the first place. There's always going to be people who whine about nerfs, but those who argue that it should not have happened are just shooting off hot air. It's still a really good racial.

Comment by Porcell

on 2011-06-02T11:55:01-05:00

It is impossible to buy any item in the game for less than a Goblin buys it for, with the exception of the guild perk (unless Goblin has guild perk too.) So they really get the Best Deals Anywhere.

I always figured that Goblins would get 20% off of any vendor that has a faction associated, and 10% off of any non-associated vendor (repair bot, Uldum Sands vendor, etc).

Comment by Quilan

on 2011-06-02T15:06:04-05:00

They still don't fix the problem with the Potion of Illusion and Warriors. Can we PLEASE have this fixed if it hasn't been?

Comment by Interest

on 2011-06-02T15:29:01-05:00

They still don't fix the problem with the Potion of Illusion and Warriors. Can we PLEASE have this fixed if it hasn't been?